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Enum class improvements for C++17, C++20 and C++23


The evolution of the C++ language continues to bring powerful features that enhance code safety, readability, and maintainability. Among these improvements, we got changes and additions to enum class functionalities across C++17, C++20, and C++23. In this blog post, we’ll explore these advancements, focusing on initialization improvements in C++17, the introduction of the using enum keyword in C++20, and the std::to_underlying utility in C++23.

The evolution of the C++ language continues to bring powerful features that enhance code safety, readability, and maintainability. In this blog post, we’ll explore these advancements, focusing on initialization improvements in C++17, the introduction of the using enum keyword in C++20, and the std::to_underlying utility in C++23. This feature addresses the common need to convert enum values to integers for storage, comparison, or interoperability with APIs that expect integral types.

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